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You wont believe our favorite telly programs.
otnorot but just call me Bill
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He had copied the programs over the years and when we are at his place we always watch 2 or three.
Are you being served.
Keeping up appearances.
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Hello Bill, good to see you
I think some of the old programmes seem funnier 2nd time around, maybe because what is now not PC was okay in the 1970's & 80's plus the clothes make me laugh.
I won't mention Mrs S's cat.
We love 'Allo 'Allo, and Ever Decreasing Circles, and of course, Last of the Summer Wine - OH says I bear a strong resemblance character-wise to Seymour Utterthwaite - I think that's quite positive
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Think I'm more like Auntie Wainwright
Cleggie, me….
Who's going to own up to being Compo? He was my good friend's godfather - quite a lad apparently
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Bill, am I right in thinking you live in Canada? When I had an American friend to stay a few years back, he was completely bemused by the English class system; I advised him to watch 'keeping up appearances' and all would be made clear!
My fave is 'Dad's Army', the script and the acting are just so brilliant.
The Wednesday Plays Verdun? Now you're talking
http://www.startrader.co.uk/wed_play/wed_ep_09.htm a friend's father, Alan Gosling, wrote Happy, which was one of them. Alan was a great tv script writer for Z Cars and other successful series, but sadly he didn't make old bones ....
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I like that play by Mike Leigh, Abigail's Party. Makes me cringe every time I see it
What about Nuts in May then???
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